Supplier
Quality Technologist - Plymouth, WI 53073
Sargento Foods, Inc.
Hybrid remote
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401(k)
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Adoption assistance
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Profit sharing
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Req ID: 1392
Plymouth Corporate
1ST, Typically business office hours with traveling
Remote work option on Mondays and Fridays
Compressed work week option: 1/2-day Fridays
Your Story.
You will plan, coordinate, and support supplier food safety and
quality programs designed to ensure our suppliers meet established standards
by performing the duties below.
Your Passion. Our Culture.
At Sargento, you work for a company
you believe in, with a family of people who believe in you. Our culture stems
from a simple premise: Hire good people and treat them like family. At Sargento, you can make decisions based on how they affect
people as well as the long-term health of our company. You will be encouraged
to make a meaningful difference in the community, in the company and in your
career. With diverse experiences and tools to learn and develop, you can
transform your aspirations into reality. If you’re ready for the right place
to belong and grow your career, you can find it here.
What You Do.
- Interprets Sargento
Foods Inc. food safety and quality philosophy to suppliers.
- Supports Quality Systems on internal
projects as a technical resource.
- Establishes and maintains internal and
external relationships within the food safety and quality community.
- Supports the selection, qualification and
approval of suppliers by partnering with Procurement, R&D,
Manufacturing, Food Safety & Quality, and Legal.
- Assesses suppliers’ capabilities through
direct visits, technical discussions, capability studies, and audits.
- Assesses supplier food safety plans and
completes supplier and material risk assessments to assure food safety.
- Monitors first production runs at
suppliers for product appearance, functionality, performance, and
adherence to Sargento Foods Inc.
specifications.
- Reviews Supplier Quality Evaluations,
third-party audits and conducts Food Safety Audits to determine supplier
approval status.
- Review supplier supporting documents and
records, in accordance with Food Safety & Quality document control
procedures.
- Analyzes data to ensure the materials
meet or exceed Sargento Foods Inc. food safety
and quality standards throughout shelf-life.
- Works with suppliers to establish
specification requirements.
- Provides information to create raw
material/Co-Pack finished good specifications.
- Works with suppliers and R&D to
establish specification requirements.
- Coordinates the raw material risk and
vulnerability assessment process, including evaluating the material for
microbiological, chemical, and physical hazards.
- Conducts ready-to-eat assessments on raw
materials/Co-Pack finished goods.
- Develops and implements inspection
criteria, procedures, and plans for raw materials/Co-Pack finished
goods.
- Leads the nonconformance process for the
category working closely with Procurement.
- Communicates quality and food safety
issues to suppliers.
- Helps develop corrective and preventive
actions.
- Investigates and responds to customer
and/or consumer complaints.
- Investigates and responds to legal or
consumer affairs requests from customers and consumers that require
supplier information.
- Works with customers in establishing
specifications, reviewing supplier agreements, and resolving quality
concerns.
- Applies total quality management tools
and approaches to continuous improvement projects.
- Participates with Procurement in supplier
performance reviews.
- Supports Supplier Proficiency Testing
Program.
- Explores, identifies, and defines improvement
areas to improve food safety and quality.
- Supports strategic initiatives to reduce
total cost.
- Provides input into Supply Quality
budget.
- Requires up to 50% travel (including
inter-company).
Your Education and Experience.
- Bachelor’s Degree in food science,
Quality, Math or Science related field required.
- Bachelor’s Degree in an unrelated field
plus two years quality and food safety experience required.
- Auditing and relevant, decision-making
experience preferred.
- Expected to have or obtain Preventative
Control Qualified Individual Certification (PCQI) and HACCP
Certification.
- Expected to have or obtain either
Certified Food Safety Auditor (CFSA, Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) or
Certified HACCP Auditor (CHA).
Benefits that set us apart.
- Comprehensive medical including
Fertility, Adoption benefits, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Flexible Work Week
- Hybrid work schedule – Onsite Tuesday –
Thursday with the option to work remotely Monday and Friday
- Compressed work week – Option of ½ day
Friday
- Onsite Health & Wellness Center:
includes a nurse practitioner, licensed physical therapist, dietitian,
personal trainer, and health coach, care coordinator and work-life
mentor
- Extraordinary Employer 401K contribution
which includes Profit Sharing Plan
- Relocation Assistance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Access to Employee Store
Our Story.
With over 2,000 employees and net sales of $1.5 billion, Sargento Foods is a family-owned company that has been a
leader in cheese for more than 65 years. We created the world’s first,
successful pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses. Sargento is based in Plymouth, Wisconsin, where we
manufacture and market shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as
well as ingredients and sauces. Sargento is known
for the exceptional quality of our products and for product design, packaging
and merchandising innovations that have transformed our industry. To learn
more about our culture and values, please visit our website at
https://careers.sargento.com/us/en.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without
regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, disability or veteran status.
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